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Photos of the Day — October 11, 2007

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Photo of three people with hardhats working on the ramp and railing leading to the front door of a solar house.

Team members of the Universidad de Puerto Rico finish some last minute construction on their entryway. They will have an attractive and welcoming ramp to the door come this evening's tours. (Credit: David Hicks/Solar Decathlon)

Photo of two men in hardhats working on the railing of a ramp, with the solar home in the background.

The Georgia Institute of Technology team is precision tuning their ramp to be ready for inspections and public tours. (Credit: David Hicks/Solar Decathlon)

Photo of a man standing at the foot of a ramp leading into a solar house, with signs placed along the railing.

The attractive entryway to the University of Cincinnati house features informational signs for the public and is proudly shown off by team member Brian Whitright. (Credit: David Hicks/Solar Decathlon)

Photo of several planter boxes full of brushes and flowers, with the solar house in the background.

Vegetation abounds in the solar village and serves purposes beyond looking beautiful, such as shading, cooling, and providing edible plants. One example of lush greenery is the Penn State house site. (Credit: David Hicks/Solar Decathlon)

Photo of three people in hardhats crossing a dirt path in single file, with solar houses under construction in the background.

A lot of behind-the-scenes work is going on at the Solar Decathlon, including the important work done by the instrumentation team, which has been quietly getting the houses ready for accurate measuring for the objective contests. Here we see team members, from left to right, Sara Farrar-Nagy, Gregg Barker, and Ed Hancock heading off on their duties—oddly reminiscent of a famous album cover isn't it? (Credit: Paul Norton/Solar Decathlon)


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